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Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

A new vault is to be constructed in
the Treasury building at Washington
to accommodate the accumulation of
standard dollars. 1t will have a stor.
age capacity of 100,OO0,OOO of those
coins.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

An ordinary small boy is never so
happy as when he is standing under q
safe that is being hoisted to the fifth
story.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

There is dentist in a Michigan town
the sign over whose door reads !:
" Teeth Extracted Without Ennv
Pane. Latin Gas (1O) Cents a Ha HAP
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

Local elections at which license was
q principal question were held in many
cities and towns of Illinois on Tuesday.
A majority of the cities declared for
license, while the smaller towns all
went for prohibition.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
I Think Of Thee.
BY H. E. G.

When the first balmy days offspring
To northern climes the bluebirds bring
think of thee
And when hear upon the lawn
The robins welcoming the dawn,
! think of thee
When ten thousand throats unite
In field and wood to hail the light
| think of thee
When vernal airs with OdOrs sweet
Thy drOwsy senses softly greet,
l think of thee.
When to the dashing brook | list,
MelodiOus through the nightly mist,
think of thee.
When from the fading stars at morn
A mystic utteTance is borne.
think of thee.
Early and late, by night, by day,
When near thee and when far away,
] think Of thee.
When everywhere. below, above,
Earth, sky and winds all speak of love,
l think of thee.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

Young Housewife" want a cake of
yeast, compressed yeast, think it is
called. How much is it ?" Grocer
" Two cents, ma'am." Young House.
wife-"And is that the least expensive
you have? Husband said must econo-
mlze wherever can. And don't like
yeast anyway. Haven't you some
that's cheaper than that, perhaps ?"
Grocer-"Yes, ma'am, we have some
here that was left over from last week"
Young HOusewife-"You may send it
round. Husband says penny saved
is two two pence earned. Oh. if you
haven't got some of those delicious
Japan preserves! ! 1 just dote on them
How much are they please ?" Grocer
" Two dollars a jar. ma'am." Young
Housewife-"Oh, if Jack likes them
half as well as l do how delighted he
will be! Just send me half a dozen lars.
please, when you send round the yeast
That's all to-day" Grocer" Yes.
ma'am. ."-SOmerUiHe Journal.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

Summer coughs and colds generally
come to stay, but the use of Red Star
Cough Cure invariably drives them
away.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

The Transcript says that Middletown
has about 900 dogs, but that only 80
succeeded in getting on the assessment
list.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

Like beautiful flower, full Of color
but without scent, are the fine but
fruitless words of him who does not
accordingly.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

The spring poets blOomed late this
year, because the weather was not
warm enough to thaw their fancy and
send the sap into their heads.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
Temperance Education.

In few years the school children Of
Delaware will be the nucleus around
which will form the strongest opponent
OF the rum traffic that the peninsula
has ever seen, and the prime cause will
be the Scientific Instruction bill. re-
Gently passed by the Legislature.
which was strongly advocated bv the
women of our Diamond State. The bill
proposes to teach the effect ofalcbobolic
and malt liquors upon the physical
man and intelligently impress upon
the minds of children the results of
OF their use; which must result in
moulding a public opinion that will
have a public opinion that will have a
moral effect upon the body of the peo-
pie. To the women of the State is due
the honor of the first blow that strikes
the ibrous roots of the rum traffic bv
working up and having passed the law
providing for the study of physiology
and hygiene.-MiitOrd Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

H. @. Conrad, Esq, is fixing up his
farm near Richardson's mills, prepara-
tory to.mOVing thereon.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
WA. FAIRIES & Bro.
Furnishing UldGPtakGTS,
AND DEALERS IN
FURNITURE.
EAS STREET opposite The Smyrna House,
Furniture of all kinds.

ParlOr ana Chamber Suits. Bureaus Bedsteads
Chairs. Lounges Tables Stands Mattresses Spring
Beds and every thing in the Furniture Line guar
anteed at or less than City prices for the same
quality Of goods Jan , If
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

Children are centain cares, but un-
certain comforts.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

When the first balmy days offspring
To northern climes the bluebirds bring.
] think of thee.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
Drawing Near to God Boldly.
EXTRACTS OF REV. VIM. s. ROBINsoN's
SUNDAY EVENING SERMON
PREACHED IN THE NJ. E..
CHURCH OF THIS TOWN.

His text was Heb. tx: 16.-"Let US
therefore come boldly unto throne of
grace, that we may obtain mercy and
find grace to help in time of need"
IL
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

And when l hear upon the lawn
The robins welcoming the dawn,
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

WIuI yvEu
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25
New Coaches, Splendid Equip
ments, Fast Time, Sure
Connection.
ERs ysii IS HoSEY crow

~ MILES the Shortest Route, DALLAS
~ TO HONEY GROVE.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25
HOW THEY TALK.
The volubiIity of some Public Men
md the TaciturnftY OF Others.

The volubility of some Public Men
and the Taciturnity OF Others.
A Pittsburgh correspondent writes
An old time reporter who has done in.
terviewing at the Union depot here fol
years says: John Sherman, the ter
ror of the oldest reporter, comes out oil
the restaurant and talks to the boys,
as he calls them, till he is barely able
to catch the tail Pullman of the train.
He talks freely and with newspape,
sense, OF things of interest. Few peo-
pie know how to talk as well as Sena-
tor Sherman. Senator Stanford, oil
California, is not frequent passenger,
neither is he disposed to talk much.
He does most of the interviewing him
self. and asks questions so well and Sc
rapidly that he is gone before any al
fusion is made to himself or his state.
John w. Mackay, Of California, prob
ably the richest man in the United
States. hardly ever travels alone. He
is always attended by some friends.
He is averse to interviews. Phil Ar.
mour, the Chicago pork and beef pack
er, is another pretty good interrogation.
Whitelaw Reid, of The NeW York 7rib-
une, lounges lazily around the platform
while waiting for the departure of his
train. Sometimes he talks, but more
frequently he excuses himself. Murai
Halstead, of The Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette, is one of the most frequent OF
all visitors at the Pittsburgh Union de-
pot, and is always ready to talk. John
r. Mclean, of The Enquirer, is a gen
ial, laughing fellow who absolutely re-
fuses to talk on any subject. Henry
Waterson, of The Courier-Journat, is
the most affable and intelligent of all
the peripatetic journalists. DIR. Tai
mage will miss his supper any day to
give the boys the benefit of his ideas
and theories. Sam Randall is the least
communicative of all the public men
who travel. Speaker Carlisle is al
ways approachable and .affable. Free
Trader w. r. Morrison is good talk
err and very ready one. Ex-President
r. b. Hays is the most mysterious
man who travels. Roscoe Conkling
sometimes goes through to Chicago or
st. Louis, but declines TO talk. Jay
Gould goes to or comes from St Louis
very frequently. He is averse to inter-
viewers. Chauncey M. Depew, of the
New York Central, is 'one of the fin.
est ~
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25
Worth knowing.

Mr.. w. II. Morgan, merchant, Lake
CITY, Fla, Mas taken with severe
Cold, attended with distressing
Cough and running into Consumption
in the first stages. He tried many So
called popular cough remedies and
steadily gorw worse. Was reduced IN
flesh, had difficulty in breathing and
vas unable to sleep. Finally tried DIR.
kine's Now Discovery for Consump-
ton and found immediate relief and
after using about a half dozen bottles
found himself well and has had no re-
turn of the disease. No other remedy
can show so grand record Of cures,
as DIR. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption Guaranteed 10 do just what
is clsimed for it.-Trial bottle free at
w. ii. Howell g. Bros. Drug Store.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25
True. Though Remarkable.

yes, I'm from Dakota" he said,
meekly as he got into conversation
with man on an eastern train.
"Ah, is that SOP l am thinking OF
going out there myself to invest in
some farm land"
1--WE have some very fine land"
$50 understandable are not some
of the stories they tell of its fertility
exaggerated"
"Why, my friend, am sorry to say
some of them are downright un.
truths"
That's what thought. Now, what
is the most remarkable instance of the
fertility of Dakota soil which ever came
under your observation"
''Well, | believe the case OF my
pump might go at the head of the
list"
'What was itP"
IL dug we'll about forty feet deep
the first season l was there and put
down wooden pump. Il happened
that 1t was made out of small cotton
wood log which was little green. and
the soil at the bottom of that well, for
ty feet from the surface. was so fertile
that that pump took root, and 1t also
grew up and branched out and now.
while my children play In swing at
tached to one of the branches, / pump
water through the hole which still re-
mains in the trunk"
"Do you tell that for the truthP"
why, certainly, sir, l never tell any
thing but the truth. F"
care you engaged in farming. or the
real estate bnsinessp"
"why, I'm engaged in neither, my
friend, neither. I'm a preacher. ]
went out there as a missionary seven
years ago. and though my work has
been humble, trust IL has had bene-
fetal influence on our people. "-Dakota
Bell
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25
Judge N M. Burford.

Yesterday Judge N. M. Burford
was 63 years OF age. The judge came
TO Dallas III its infancy-lS45-and has
been a citizen from that time TO the
present He cast his first vote in Dal-
las for Cass for president, and has
never voted anywhere else in the
forty-thrce years. In 1850 he was
elected county attorney. lie was dis
trict judge for six years. lie served
in the legislature, was colonel in the
Confederate army and has been United
States commissioner since 1879. All
of the other early settlers are dead,
Col. Mccoy among the last. The
Judge enjoys excellent health. He has
been married tbirty-fve years, and in
that time never lived in but two
house ond never in rented house.
There arc few men now living who
can tell of the incidents that occurred
in All early day in Texas better than
the Judge. He has store of them re-
plete in detail, which he greatly en-
Joys relating.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25

Homemade catsup, vegetables,
fruits. cold drinks, tin ware, lamps,
etc, at Il. ii. Craddock's Ervay Street
Grocery.
The Dallas Ice Factory have COM
menced making and delivering pure
ice and arc working night and day
turning out beautiful clear, crystal ice
from filtered and distilled water. (no
Trinity river water used) Their wag-
ons go 10 oil parts of the city and tor
convenience they have down town
office at 903 Elm street in the Norton
building where you can purchase or
leave your order for regular delivery.
Ifnot convenient to call use telephone
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25
Girded Their Loins and Skipped

Girded Their Loins and Skipped
'How is the work progressing in Da-
kota?" asked a Boston minister Of a
good brother who lives in Dakota al
the Baptist anniversaries the other day.
well. 1 am getting along pretty
we'll. but still IL rather discouraging."
replied the Dakota man with an air OF
dependency.
Isn't there any religious interest
out thereP Can't you awaken itp Or
won't they come to church,"
mo, II isn't that The first week I
went there I had big congregations.
One day there were $50 down on their
knees weeping and praying. A man
came IN and said there we're two de-
fectives coming down the road and ev-
cry blessed person got up and skipped
= Minneapolis Jonrnai.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25
The June number of the Lone Star

The June number Of the Lone Star
Magazine is fully up to its usual stand
ard of literary merit. 1t opens with a
biographical sketch of the late Col.
John c. Mccoy with which his many
friends will doubtless be much pleas
ed. The "Santa Fe expedition" by
Mrs. Westbrook, is full of thrilling
adventure that cannot fail to interest
and instruct. Delphi" poem, gives
vivid picture of the ruins of the
city, and famous as the seat of the
Delphic arch. "a Romance of Sea-
son,"by Ivanhoe, gives promise of
healthful entertainment in coming
chapters; and "Antiquites of Ameri
ca" by George Nelson Smith of
Philadelphia, is full of thought and
suggestion. Altogether it is a good
number. For sale at Il. M. Jones q
Co.'S, 729 aud S31 Main street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25
The New Motor.

The new electric motor is in use in
Dallas and many of our citizens have
witnessed lis movements. II burns
with slowness and regularity and
leaves q beautiful ash, but there is
some odor 10 it when burning. 1t is
the odor OF the best Havana tobacco,
which is only used in the celebrated
"Electric cigar, sold bye. V. Waller,
druggist, at 720 Elm street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25
BuckIcn,s Arnica saIve.

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Bheum,
Fever Sores, letter Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
lions. and positively cures piles or no
pay required. IL Is guaranteed TO give
perfect satisfaction or me ney refunded
Price Is cents per boz. For sale by
w. ". Howell 4 Bro.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25
weekly Excursion 60 Galveston Wis
Houston a Texas Central Hallway.

Commencing Saturday, June 4. the
Housfon & Texas Central Railway
Company will sell excursion tickets TO
Galveston for Sc. Holders .of these
fickcts nust leave Galveston on return
trim not later than 7:25 a. m. Tuesday
following date Of sale. Call sf ticket
o6'oss or infornston and tickea.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25
DIR. Il. s. Davis

makes specially Of treating diseases
peculiar TO children. His little medi-
cines are harmless and will relieve the
little ones without danger.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25

THE Favorite Route TO HOUSTON,
\ NAvAsoTA, MONTGOMERY, con-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-19
CLEAN E

1t is a matter of greater Importance
than most farmers think, to have pure
clean seed. It is important in all
crops, but especially so in wheat. In
our travels we see in our wheat fields
a quantity of rye. This should noT
be pulled up or clipped off. We sAw
one field where cookie was so abund-
ant that we could easily see the blooms
from the car as we rode along on the
rail. Now is the time to destroy it,
Is it can be easily seen by the brilliant
bloom. It is a work that can be
effectually done by children and wo-
men, If the men r too busy with
their other farm work to give it atten-
ton. No good farmer will harvest a
crop Of cookie with his wheat and thus
ruin the market value of his -four,
when it can be so easily avoided. And
in this connection we want to say to
those of our farmer friends who de-
sire to have clean seed, that we know
of no better investment he a make
than to buy the Tate Victor Separator,
the best and cheapest grain separator
and cleaner we have ever seen. We
hear much complaint of wild carrot
and what is popularity known as sheep
sorrel, infesting our clover fields.
These noxious and worthless plants
were brought to our State, doubtless,
with seed brought from the North,
and our farmers should make
ments now, while the crop is growing,
to get their clover seed from our best
and most reliable clover raisers at
home. We are gratifed to know that
the demand for native clover seed is
increasing each year, and we hope to
see an increased effort on the part Of
our people to meet this demand.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-19

Everybody said "cheap enough"
when Mr.. Everett, of Laurinburg, bid
off her bull calf, 10 months old, at
seventy-fve dollars. Sales were made
to buyers from Winston, Laurlnburg'
Henderson and other points. Mr.. ).
G. Buxton, one Of the most enterprls-
ing men of the State, and a lover and
Judge of fine stock, was delighted with
the general display, but when he
reached the herd of Capt. B. P: Will
hanson, he acted as though he had
found what he wanted, for there were
hardly a dozen words exchanged be-
fore he had paid $3.50 for a Jersey
heifer Is months old, that might well
have been mistaken for a doe at a
short distance. Numbers of the.
Jerseys and Holsteins we're pointed
out to us with milk records ranging
from 20 to 26 IL quarts per day.
Maj. fuckers imported cattle attracted
much attention-so of the splendid
Holsteins of DR.. Hawkins and T. H..
Murray. The Guernseys of DR.. r. H.
Lewis, that, could they talk, could
learn us more than we have ever read
of ensilage, showed high living. and
were elegant animals. "Let me show
you a present." said u old friend
Maj. Crenshaw, as he led us to the
stall Of King of Carolina. This bull
was presented to the Major by w. P.
Hazard, Of Westchester, Pa, one of
the finest cattle breeders of this
country. The Major is proud of him
and ought to be.
Since attending this exhibition and
watching the interest manifested by
our people, we are thoroughly satisfied
that there are dozens of counties in
our State which would be immensely
benefited by a similar enterprise, and
we hope that our enterprising cattle
breeders in all parts of the State will
take the matter in hand, and that in a
short time we may see dozens Of
county cattle shows in our State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-19
THE SLUMBERING RESOURCES
OF THE SOUTH.

There are various sources of i'm.
mense wealth in The South which
within the past few years, have been
made known, and they are being con.
stantly brought to lightA The follow,
ing shows one, of which the farmers
of the South did not dream twenty
years ago. The New York Sun SAYS
"Twenty years ago cotton seed was
burned or destroyed on Southern
farms. Then it began to be used as a
fertilizer or stock food. Last wear
SIS, 900, 900 worth of crude oil was
taken out Of SOC, 900 tons of seed
without injuring it's value for other
purposes, which oil was refined up to
a value of perhaps $40, 900, 900.
This enormous industry, which as
yet treats but SOC, 900 tons out of
5000, 900 tons Of the full crop of cot.
ton seed, has lately attracted the at,
tention of Northern capitalists, it is
said, especially the Standard Oil Com.
pany, and a remarkable company has
been formed. Last season produced
acid seed, very unfavorable for oil
purposes. The mills, which had been
making immense profits, lost money.
Several of them applied to New York
for money. Others were offered for
sale. The American Cotton Oil Trust
was organized. A score Of mills were
pooled, and agents of the company
went to buying up until out of the $50
oil mills in the country the company
owns about l26. These mills represent
a cash value of $4,000, 900. The stock
of the company is $33, OOO, 900. 1t is
listed in the New York Stock Elk
change, and is now selling at about go,
so that the $4,000, 900 worth Of mill
property now has a selling value Of
$4,000, O0O."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-19
REMOVE THE STUMPS.

It is a remarkable thing that so
many farmers will permit stumps,
stumps by the dozen, stumps by the
hundred, to remain in their fields,
when every stump is not only an IN
slightly but a costly encumbrance.
In travelling on the railroad a few
days ago, but a few miles from Raj
eigh, in a beautiful range of country,
just undulating enough for good
drainage, we saw a field containing a
hundred acres or more, with stumps
50 numerous and close together that
blowing a straight furrow would be
an utter impossibility. How long
these stamps have stood there we do
not know, but, Judging from their de-
cayed appearance, probably many
years. How much they have cost the
owner of that field in the loss of time
in blowing his land and in the cult
walton of his crops, in the wear and
tear of stock, harness and farm nipple.
ments he will never know, because he
has probably eve given the subject
a moments thought. But it has cost
him money all the. same, much money
every year, and will cost him much
every year they stand there, They
not only cost him money thus directly
but indirectly they cost him much
more, in preventing thorough culture,
intaking up much valuable land which
be probably utilized, and by prevent
ing the ready use of improved ma
chinery for blowing, <cultivating and
| Tor harvesting the ripened crops.
We live in a rapid age, an age not
only of quick thought but Of quick,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-19

the place in the night, took him ONT
brought him back, and did the worl
leaving the following card attached -
his body:
awe hang this man, not in passion
but calmly and deliberately, with .
due of the responsibility we 90
sumo. We take executive power in
this case and hang this mar in accord
ance with the unwritten law of tho
land, because the law provides no
penalty adequate to the crime. And
be it understood, we who have dona
this act will repeat it under simiIar
circumstances.
PEOPLES COMMITTEE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-19
ONLY AN AGENT.

A correspondent of one of the
Northern papers, writing from Reds
vile, describing the distress that pre-
walls in some portions of that county,
says that a waggish farmer told the
story of the cause in his own quaint
but forcible way. He had just dis
posed of a load of tobacco for thirty
dollars when a friend met him and
said:
"Hello Tom! what did you get for
your tobacco %
"Thirty dollars for the load. But
that's all right. I'm only agent any
way" 81
'@An agent! Why, I thought you
owned a plantation"
ooh, they do say SO; but the fact is,
I'm only an agent, Bill. Now look
here. See them mules I? They came
from Tennessee; the harness on 'em
was made in Hagerstown, Md; this
wagon came from Kentucky; this bar
rel of flour from Richmond; this ship
stuff from West Virginia; this bacon
from Chicago. Ny hat came from
New York and my clothes from Phil.
adelphia, and I'll be eternally smashed
if I've got or anything, inside OF out
side Of me, that, was raised in North
Cardinal"
Only an AGENT Not many words,
but whatsatvolume Of meaning. I'm
fortunately for North Carolina, and
not only North Carolina but nearly,
If, not all of these Southern States,
= : 1879 = - S-E =
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